| beam(noun, matter, shaft, letdown, trees) |
| beat(verb, stop, ruin, defeat, halt) |
| confound(verb, adjective, block, distress, prevent) |
| counter(verb, stop, check, ruin, restrain) |
| cramp(verb, stop, check, ruin, halt) |
| decline(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, ignore) |
| defy(verb, disregard, ignore, evade, violate) |
| desist(verb, stop, close, end, reject) |
| dissent(verb, oppose, criticize, protest, disagree) |
| encumber(noun, verb, check, block, delay) |
| falter(verb, check, withdraw, delay, hinder) |
| forestall(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| inhibit(verb, stop, halt, block, delay) |
| interfere(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent) |
| nullify(verb, stop, halt, curb, prevent) |
| oppose(verb, check, ruin, block, delay) |
| ruin(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, spoil) |
| wait(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, back) |
| bilk(noun, verb, stop, ruin, halt) |